U.S. Bishops on Pope Francis’ Gay-Positive Comments–Part 2
Yesterday, we posted comments from bishops and dioceses that tended to downplay Pope Francis’ gay-positive... Read More
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After SCOTUS, Shifts to State Level Struggles Begin
Catholic responses to Wednesday’s Supreme Court decisions around marriage equality continue from politicians, pundits, and... Read More
How Cardinal Dolan Can Express His Love for LGBT People
Responses to Cardinal Dolan’s Easter Sunday comments keep pouring in. If nothing else, it... Read More
Catholic Bishops Oppose Violence Against Women Act Because of LGBT Protections
After a lengthy political battle centered around specific LGBT, American Indian and migrant protection, President... Read More
Catholics Respond to USCCB’s Plan to Continue Opposing Marriage Equality
We’ve heard from the individual bishops involved in last week’s U.S. marriage equality ballot initiatives,... Read More
Bishops and Vatican React to This Week’s Marriage Equality Electoral Victories
It is understandable that certain Catholic bishops would be disappointed in Tuesday’s ballot victories for... Read More
German Cardinal Promotes Disproven Theory Linking Homosexuality and Sexual Abuse
A top German bishop has claimed homosexuality is what is behind the church's clergy sexual abuse scandal, the latest church official to promote a disproven theory assailing gay priests. Read More
Opposing LGBT Issues Will Make the Catholic Church a 'Shrinking Cult,' Says Former Catholic Charities Head
Is the Catholic Church destined to become a “shrinking cult”? That is the conjecture of... Read More
Catholic Church Isn’t Anti-Gay, But the Bishops Are — And They Can Fix This
Was New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan correct in rejecting claims that the Catholic Church is... Read More
Bishops on the Offensive in Chicago, San Francisco, Newark, and Minnesota
Fighting marriage equality has been on the agenda for several bishops across the U.S. this... Read More